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After suffering eight straight losses, the Buffalo Sabres can finally breathe. Jeff Skinner picked up two goals and three assists as Buffalo took a resounding 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night. “It’s taking a weight off my shoulders, I can tell you that personally,” said Sabres coach Don Granato. “It’s fun to see

Philadelphia Flyers (7-6-3, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (7-9-2, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals look to break their four-game skid when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Washington is 7-9-2 overall with a 1-1-1 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Capitals have

Sheldon Keefe’s team was already weathering the loss of two key blue-line pieces. The Maple Leafs’ patchwork defence corps might have suffered another major setback on a night that ended in more 3-on-3 frustration. Anthony Beauvillier scored at 1:56 of overtime Monday as the New York Islanders came back from a goal down late in

Calgary Flames (7-6-2, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (6-7-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins head into a matchup with the Calgary Flames as winners of three straight games. Pittsburgh has a 3-2-1 record in home games and a 6-7-3 record overall. The

The young New Jersey Devils are making a name for themselves — in the team’s record book. Nico Hischier had three assists and the Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 Monday night to match a franchise mark with their 13th consecutive win. “I guess we’re up there with the history book,” Hischier said. “Nobody is

NEW YORK – Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich and Seattle Kraken goaltender Martin Jones have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Crosby, 35, led the NHL in points (11) with four goals and seven assists over four games to lift the Penguins to a 3-1 week.

Forward Leah Lum scored two goals and added one assist as the Toronto Six cruised past the Metropolitan Riveters 5-2 on Sunday in Premier Hockey Federation action. Tereza Vanisova, with one goal and two assists, Brittany Howard and Emma Woods provided the rest of the offence for the Six (3-1-0). Sarah Bujold netted both goals

SEATTLE (AP) — Hilary Knight had two goals and an assist, Nicole Hensley stopped 22 shots, and the United States beat Canada for the third straight time, 4-2 in the Rivalry Series on Sunday night. Abby Roque and Savannah Harmon also scored for the U.S., which won 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday and 2-1

Canada’s rough start to the Rivalry Series continued as the United States won 4-2 on Sunday in Seattle for its third consecutive victory. Hilary Knight scored two goals and notched one assist with Abby Roque and Savannah Harmon adding singles. Nicole Hensley made 22 saves in net. Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Nurse replied for Canada. Ann-Renee

Colorado Avalanche (8-5-1, second in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (9-5-2, first in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they visit the Dallas Stars. Dallas has gone 9-5-2 overall with a 4-1-0 record in Central Division

Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs heaped more misery on the slumping Sabres. The winger had two assists — including a slick short-handed setup to cap a 3-0 first-period barrage — that pushed his point streak to 12 games as Toronto defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday to extend its Atlantic Division rival’s losing run to

BARRIE, Ont. – Evan Vierling scored the game winner 1:01 into overtime as the Barrie Colts earned a 3-2 comeback win over the Sarnia Sting on Saturday. Beau Jelsma and Jacob Frasca added the others for Barrie (9-6-2-1). Anson Thornton made 36 saves in the victory. Marcus Limpar-Lantz and Lukas Fischer scored for Sarnia (10-6-3-1).

The Edmonton Oilers have sent a reminder as to how difficult they can be to face in overtime. Connor McDavid scored the winner 1:17 into overtime as the Oilers broke out of their slump with a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Edmonton was the lone team in the NHL to not

Los Angeles Kings (10-7-1, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (8-5-3, third in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kraken -129, Kings +109; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Los Angeles Kings after Justin Schultz scored two goals in the Kraken’s 3-2 overtime

Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will undergo sports hernia surgery next week, head coach Rick Bowness announced Saturday. Ehlers had not played since Oct. 17 but returned to the ice to skate by himself on Wednesday. It is not immediately known if he aggravated the injury on that day or how long he will be

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Harrison Meneghin stopped all three shots in the shootout, Noah Chadwick scored the lone goal and the Lethbridge Hurricanes defeated the Red Deer Rebels 3-2 on Friday. Tyson Zimmer and Logan Wormald scored in regulation for Lethbridge (11-8-0-1). Meneghin made 35 saves between regulation and overtime. Jayden Grubbe and Mats Lindgren replied

Brock Boeser came into the season with a concrete goal — hit the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career. Eleven games into his campaign, though, the Vancouver Canucks’ right-winger had yet to find the back of the net. That changed on Friday. Boeser scored twice, helping his team to a 4-1

Hockey Canada’s independent nomination committee will select eight directors and a new board chair from more than 550 applicants instead of putting candidates up for a wider vote, according to a letter sent to provincial and territorial members. In the document dated Thursday, the committee said it is “hard at work” and “very encouraged” by